"My Lords, will the Minister give an assurance that there are no issues arising in Capenhurst that will be allowed to delay the new SMR programme for the replacement of the Wylfa power station in Anglesey?..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, in undertaking his responsibilities on matters which impact on devolved services, from where does the Minister get his advice?..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, I apologise that I was not able to attend Second Reading, but my noble friend Lady Smith of Llanfaes contributed on behalf of Plaid Cymru, and I hope she will continue doing so as effectively.
I oppose the thrust of this group of amendments—which is hardly a surprise …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady, and I agree very much with most of her points. I am grateful to her for her forthright views. I am also grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Blunkett, Lord Bourne, Lord Scriven and Lord Burns, for their …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, I draw attention to my registered interests and the fact that I received my physics degree at the University of Manchester, partly facilitated at Jodrell Bank. Can the Minister give an assurance that these changes will affect neither the teaching capacity associated with Jodrell Bank nor the use …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"Will the Minister raise with her Treasury colleagues the perverse way in which the funding of infrastructure projects in England that should generate Barnett consequential payments to Wales fails to do so? For example, the Oxford to Cambridge rail project was designated as being directly beneficial to Wales and so …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, does the Minister accept that rural businesses are hit disproportionately by the increases in petrol and diesel prices that we have seen over recent months? These add to their costs: of inputs, of getting goods to the market and of those working in rural areas travelling to work. …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"If I understand correctly, the Government are looking at the possibility of recirculating some of the coolant water. If that is the case, is there a possibility of using it for district heating purposes? Can the Minister give an assurance that any heat dissipated will be allowed only if it …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech
"My Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my registered interest on this matter. Does the Minister accept that this issue has been festering for all the 10 years since the disastrous Brexit vote and that successive Governments have so far failed to bring forward new initiatives to crack it? …..." Lord Wigley - View Speech